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"Radioactive waste" is a very broad term and... often manipulated.
Being a fan of renewable energy I recently found out that mining of rare earth metals - used in manufacturing of solar panels, batteries and wind turbines - produces waste that radioactive due to thorium and radium content. Same goes for coal ash. And they are produced in millions of tons per month (!), while nuclear reactors worldwide produce maybe 10'000 tons per year in total.